Casey Jacobsen

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Casey Jacobsen

Position	Guard-Forward
Height	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Weight	215 lb (98 kg)
Team	Houston Rockets
Nationality	United States
Born	March 19, 1981 Glendora, California
College	Stanford
Draft	22nd overall, 2002 Phoenix Suns
Pro career	2002 – present
Former teams	Phoenix Suns (2002–2005) New Orleans Hornets (2005) Tau Vitoria (2005–2006)

Casey Gardner Jacobsen (born March 19, 1981 in Glendora, California) is an American professional basketball player who most recently played for TAU Vitoria of the Spanish ACB during the 2005-06 season. During the 2006-07 NBA preseason, Jacobsen was signed and subsequently waived by the Houston Rockets on October 27, 2006 [1].

Jacobsen attended Stanford University where he scored a career high of 49 points against Arizona State University on January 31, 2002 and banked in a jumper with 3.6 seconds left against Duke University on December 21, 2000, keeping the Cardinal undefeated against the Blue Devils. A two time All American, Casey was also a three time all Pac 10 selection. In his three years on the Farm, he ended up #3 all time in points (1723), #6 in points per game (18.1), #2 in 3 point goals (222), and #4 in 3 point percentage (.427).

After his career at Stanford University, Jacobsen was the 22nd overall pick in the 2002 NBA Draft, selected by the Phoenix Suns. He was later traded to the New Orleans Hornets in exchange for Jim Jackson. Jacobsen has averaged 5.9 points per game through his career and is known as a player with exceptional range on his shot, out to beyond the NBA three-point line. His most usual positions are shooting guard and small forward.

After playing over-seas during the 05-06 season, he signed a non-guaranteed contract with Houston, He played in just 4 pre-season games for Houston, then was released before the 2006-07 season began.

Casey played at Glendora High School and was a McDonald's All-American.